ON THE ROAD 2008 COMES TO AN END

Days on the Road - 80

Distance - 15,475 kms

Events to raise money for local charities and raise awareness of housewares at Home Hardware Stores and Home Hardware Building Centres - 30

Money raised for local charities - $22,423.31

Total number of people who came out to listen to us, laugh with us, and learn from us for two action-packed hours as we demonstrated Home Hardware products - 2,985

Additional Home Hardware and Home Hardware Building Centre drop-in visits - 36

Interviews on television, radio, and in the press - 84

Listening to Willie Nelson sing "On the Road Again -Too many times to count

Cracked windshields - 1

People we met, places we visited, and memories to cherish - The best!

A huge THANK YOU to our sponsors who made all this possible

August 10,11,12, 2008

POLAR BEARS in Cochrane, Ontario

Swimming with the polar bears is possible at the Polar Bear Habitat and Heritage Village in Cochrane.

The Tim Horton Museum in Cochrane is also worth a visit. Very impressive displays.

The train to Moosonee -

Then the water taxi to Moose Factory -

The second oldest post of the Hudson's Bay Company was built here in 1673.

Lamont was hungry for bannock cooked on a stick.

Above ground utilities in Moose Factory. We haven't seen these since we visited Inuvik, NWT

Back in Cochrane, the motorhome shares the Home Hardware parking lot with the Home Hardware delivery truck.

Gifts, Good-byes and one last interview at Allan's Home Hardware

And we are "On the Road Again."

with drop-in visits to J.C.D. Home Hardware in Englehart, Ontario, Grant Home Hardware Building Centre in New Liskeard, Ontario, and Kidd's Home Hardware Building Centre in Sundridge, Ontario

August 9, 2008

COCHRANE, ONTARIO

Roger cleaning the wrap for the 30th and final "On the Road 2008" Home Hardware store event.

Allan's Home Hardware in Cochrane presents:

The Cooking Ladies "On the Road 2008" wrap-up event!

The street was blocked off, the tents were up, the staff was ready, and the sun came out.

What a finale to 80 days on the road. What a wonderful audience! What fun we had promoting Home Hardware housewares!

Money raised for charity went to the Polar Bear Habitat & Heritage Village.

Serving up the samples...



Fans Brooke and Candice talked recipes with Lamont and got their photos taken with The Cooking Ladies.

Winners of the DeLonghi countertop oven, Oster digital blender, and the Salton Grill were Betty, Erin, and Ella.

Winners of the Paderno kettle and a Cooking Ladies' t-shirt.

Janet, Clarke, and Greg Shanks were very generous with door prizes.

Janet Shanks and The Cooking Ladies

Ta-da!

An interview with the local paper

August 6,7,8, 2008

ON THE ROAD AGAIN... between Dryden and Cochrane with many drop-in visits to Home Hardware stores along the way.

Kakabeka Falls, Ontario

Memorial Home Hardware Building Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Gauthier Home Hardware, Longlac, Ontario

Getting propane in Hearst, Ontario

Maki Electric Home Hardware, Hearst, Ontario

On our way out of Hearst, these big, wild animals surrounded Road Crew Roger and Cooking Lady Lamont.

For the faithful blog readers who have been checking back daily to read all about this. Sorry to disappoint you. No Cooking Lady or Road Crew was arrested but it shows that we will go to great lengths to keep you in suspense and to keep this blog interesting.

While we were taking photos of the wild animals in Hearst, Senior Constable Jennifer Nolet staged a mock arrest. It proves that police officers are real people with a sense of humour.

After she left us, Jennifer was heading right down to Maki Home Hardware to buy a blender that we recommended.

Yvon's Home Hardware Building Centre, Kapuskasing, Ontario

Yvon's Home Hardware Building Centre, Moonbeam, Ontario